Malaysia legislation

Section 55

of *MALAYSIAN BIOFUEL INDUSTRY ACT 2007

Section 55

Regulations

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the

Minister may make regulations for—

(a)

prescribing the standards of processing, storage, transportation and handling including packaging of biofuel, biofuel blended with any other fuel or biofuel blended with any other biofuel;

(b)

prescribing the standards or grades of biofuel, biofuel blended with any other fuel or biofuel blended with any other biofuel and making provision for giving effect to such standards or grades, including provisions for or relating to labelling;

(c)

prescribing the procedure to be followed by exporters in exporting biofuel, biofuel blended with any other fuel or biofuel blended with any other biofuel;

(d)

providing for the maintenance of proper standards of conduct in the carrying out of the biofuel industry and for dealing with infringements thereof;

(e)

prescribing the practices to be observed or avoided in the biofuel industry;

(f)

prescribing the name or description to be used for the biofuel, biofuel blended with any other fuel or biofuel blended with any other biofuel;

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(g)

prescribing the offences which may be compounded;

(h)

prescribing the records and documents to be kept and returns to be submitted;

(i)

prescribing the fees and charges payable to the licensing authority under this Act and the manner for collecting and disbursing such fees;

(j)

providing for the regulation of all or any of the activities of the licensing authority and generally the performance of the functions, the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties of the licensing authority under this Act; and

(k)

providing for such other matters as are contemplated by, or necessary for giving full effect to, the provisions of this

Act and for their due administration.

(3)

Regulations made under this section may prescribe any act in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both for such offence.

Transitional provisions

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